March 2025 IQC Draft Meeting Minute

Draft Minutes of Meeting: March 20, 2025

Preliminary Report of Action
Thursday, March 20, 2025

Instructional Quality Commissioners Present:

• Lena Bradshaw
• Jacquay Durant
• Cheryl Frye
• Charice Guerra
• Jennifer Hicks
• Janet Lanning
• Neil MacGaffey
• Nikole Reina-Guerra
• Kou Vang
• Marcey Winawer
• Kimberly Young
• Erica Zepeda
• Katherine Verrando, Student Member

Commissioners Absent:

• Anita Friedman
• Javier Hernandez
• Alicia Raygoza
• Senator Ben Allen
  Assemblymember James Ramos

Executive Director:

• Mike Torres

State Board of Education Liaison Present via Zoom:

• Cynthia Glover Woods
• Brenda Lewis

Please note that the complete proceedings of the March 20, 2025, Instructional Quality Commission (Commission or IQC) meeting, including closed-captioning, are available on the IQC 2025 Public Meeting Notices, Agendas, Minutes, Webcasts web page.

1. Full Instructional Quality Commission
   
   
   1. Call to Order
      Commission Chair Guerra called the meeting to order at approximately 10 a.m.
      
      
   2. Salute to the Flag
      Student Commissioner Verrando led the salute to the flag.
      
      
   3. Overview of Agenda
      Commission Chair Guerra gave an overview of the agenda.
      
      
   4. Approval of Minutes for the 16, January 29–30, 2025, Commission Meeting (Action)
      
      Action: Commission Vice Chair Hicks moved to approve the January 29–30, 2025, Commission meeting minutes. Commissioner Reina-Guerra seconded the motion. There was no discussion or public comment. The motion was approved by a vote of the members present (12–0). Commissioner Young abstained. Assemblymember Ramos, Senator Allen, and Commissioners Friedman, Hernandez and Raygoza were absent from the meeting.
      
      
   5. Report of the Chair
      Commission Chair Guerra gave a report.
      
      
   6. Report of the Deputy Superintendent
      Deputy Superintendent Cheryl Cotton gave a report.
      
      
   7. Report of the Executive Director
      Executive Director Mike Torres gave a report.
      
      
   8. Report of the State Board of Education
      SBE liaisons Glover Woods and Lewis reported on the activities of the SBE via Zoom.
      
      
   9. Approve Revised 2025–2026 IQC Meeting Dates (Action)
      
      Action: Commissioner Winawer moved to approve the revised 2025–2026 IQC meeting dates. Commissioner Bradshaw seconded the motion. There was no discussion or public comment. The motion was approved by a unanimous vote of the members present (13–0). Assemblymember Ramos, Senator Allen, and Commissioners Friedman, Hernandez and Raygoza were absent from the meeting.
      
      
   10. CAL-MSCS Grant Presentation (Information)
       The Commission received a presentation on the CAL-MSCS grant. There was no public comment.
       
       
2. Mathematics Subject Matter Committee
   
   
   1. 2025 Mathematics Instructional Materials Adoption (Information/Action)
      
      CDE staff recommended Instructional Materials Reviewers (IMRs) and Content Review Experts (CREs) Panel and Facilitator assignments for consideration for the 2025 Mathematics Instructional Materials Adoption. Members of the public gave public comment.
      
      Action: Commissioner Vang moved to recommend to the full Commission approval of the panel assignments and facilitators as recommended as CDE staff; and to recommend to the full Commission that the IQC Chair and SMC Chair be empowered to approve any necessary changes by the CDE to the panel assignments if issues arise due to attrition or if any other unexpected complications develop following the action today. Winawer seconded the motion. There was no discussion or further public comment. The motion was approved by a vote of the members present (7–0).
      
      
3. Full Commission Reconvenes
   
   
   1. Reports/Actions from Subcommittees
      Mathematics Subject Matter Committee
      
      Action: Commissioner Lanning moved that the full Commission approve the panel assignments and facilitators as recommended by CDE staff; and that the full Commission empower the IQC Chair and SMC Chair to approve any necessary changes by the CDE to panel assignments if issues arise due to attrition or if any other unexpected complications develop following the action today. Commissioner MacGaffey seconded the motion. There was no discussion or public comment. The motion was approved by a vote of the members present (13–0). Assemblymember Ramos, Senator Allen, and Commissioners Friedman, Hernandez and Raygoza were absent from the meeting.
      
      
   2. Individual Commissioner Reports
      There were no Commissioner reports.
      
      
   3. Adjournment
      Commission Chair Guerra adjourned the meeting at approximately 12:07 p.m.